osechi

I wrote a bit about how I could manage to keep a sort of Japanese traditional things in foreign country yesterday. I think cooking is one of good ways of doing it. The photo here is "Osechi"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osechi
I made it in new year's day this year in US.
There were lots of alternations in terms of
materials.
Yam, Taro root, raddish, Okura and so on.

I've forgotten to take a picture after I put the
pine shaped rice by "MOSSO" a kind of mold
http://www.ezoya.co.jp/goods/mossou.html,,
on the rightest dish below.
I always use paulownia mold and it gives you
relly lovely smell.
Such a shame you can't see it.